Hawks slam Wizards

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02/10/2009 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Johnson poured in 22 points, doled out eight assists and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Atlanta Hawks in a 111-90 rout of the lowly Washington Wizards at Philips Arena.

Flip Murray added 16 points and Maurice Evans 14 for the Hawks, who have won four of their last six games. Zaza Pachulia and Acie Law both had 11 points, with Pachulia adding 12 boards.

Mike Bibby was back in uniform after missing Saturday's 121-97 blowout loss to the Clippers with a sprained left foot. He had 12 points and six helpers in the triumph.

Caron Butler donated 22 points and eight boards for the Wizards, who have lost nine of their last 11 contests. JaVale McGee added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Antawn Jamison finished with 17 points and 12 boards.

Washington center Darius Songaila left in the second quarter with a bruised left elbow and did not return. He had just two points in 15 1/2 minutes before the departure.

The Hawks grabbed a 26-17 lead after the first quarter, and a 16-0 Atlanta run, highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from Johnson, contributed to a 53-37 lead for the home team at the break.

Jamison's layup and McGee's putback slam dunk brought the Wizards within 12, 58-46, with 7:32 left in third quarter.

Atlanta responded with 10 straight points to find itself ahead 68-46 with 4:40 left.

"We played, I don't want to call it basketball, but we don't play smart at all," said Jamison. "We freelance a lot and we like to do things on our own."

Washington cut it to 77-61 heading into the final 12 minutes, but Evans' three-pointer gave the Hawks a 20-point lead, 90-70, with 7:38 showing on the clock.

"Tonight was a total team effort," said Atlanta head coach Mike Woodson. "We haven't had a lot of games this season where we've had an opportunity to rest the starters."

Game Notes

The Hawks are 19-6 at home this season...The Wizards have not recorded consecutive wins since beating Oklahoma City and Houston on December 27 and 29, respectively...Atlanta has gone 3-0 against Washington this season and is unbeaten in the past four meetings. Washington is 6-4 over the past 10 trips to Philips Arena.

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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout

An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

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Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

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Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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